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People are ice fishing at Uiam Lake in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province on Monday when the cold snap eased up. [KBS Global]

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July 27th, 2011 at 8:54 am » Comments (3)

The rain from this year’s monsoon season continues to wreak havoc in Korea: The heaviest downpours in a century pounded Seoul and its surrounding areas on Tuesday and Wednesday, triggering multiple landslides, urban traffic chaos, power outages and flooded streets, roads and residential areas. A landslide caused by torrential rain swept away a pension and four residential buildings near Chuncheon, about 85 kilometers east of Seoul, early Wednesday morning, killing 13 people and injuring 26 others, emergency rescue officials said.  [Yonhap News] Here is the damage the heavy rains are
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December 27th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (4)

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December 22nd, 2010 at 3:00 am » Comments (10)

Here is some good news for those of you in Seoul who like to travel to beautiful Chuncheon: President Lee Myung-bak says the launch of a double track railway linking Seoul and Chuncheon in Gangwon Province will pave the way for development in the region. The president said Tuesday in a congratulatory speech that the opening will enable fast transport at lower costs and will attract business from various sectors of education, tourism and logistics to the area. Lee promised to swiftly push for a project to build another double
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September 7th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (0)

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